* The SBA’s Disaster Loan Program is streamlining its online application process to give families and businesses easier access to rebuilding funds.

* The administration is working on regulatory reforms to the New Markets Tax Credit to make it easier to attract private sector funds for startups and small businesses in lowerincome communities.

These efforts would help to get capital into the hands of entrepreneurs and small businesses quicker and more efficiently. In particular, extending the maximum loan amount for the Small Loan Advantage Program and initiating the “QuickApp” process will do much to streamline SBA’s lending and also reach more borrowers.